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Sunday Times Tech Track 100
The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 is an annual league table published in association with The Sunday Times newspaper in the UK. It ranks Britain’s 100 private technology (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales over their last three years. It is published in The Sunday Times each September, with an awards event typically held in November, and networking dinners for alumni companies throughout the year. The league table is researched and produced by Fast Track, an Oxford-based research and networking events business. About Fast Track Fast Track is a leading research and events company that has built a network of the UK’s top-performing private companies, from the fastest-growing to the biggest, through its rankings in The Sunday Times. Founded in 1997 by Hamish Stevenson, it now publishes seven annual league tables and brings company founders and directors together at invitation-only networking awards events and alumni dinners. Criteria Companies have to meet the below ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend. It is often considered the first day of the week. For most observant adherents of Christianity, Sunday is generally observed as a day of worship and rest, recognising it as the ''Lord's Day'' and the day of Christ's resurrection; in the United States, Canada, Japan, the Philippines as well as in most of South America, Sunday is the first day of the week. According to the Hebrew calendar and traditional calendars (including Christian calendars) Sunday is the first day of the week; Quaker Christians call Sunday the "first day" in accordance with their testimony of simplicity. The International Organization for Standardization ISO 8601, which is based in Switzerland, calls Sunday the seventh day of the week. Etymology The name "Sunday", the day of the Sun, is derived from Hellenistic astrology, where the seven planets, known in English as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonga
Wonga may refer to: Species * Wonga pigeon, a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia * ''P. pandorana'' (wonga vine), a species of the genus ''Pandorea'' Places in Australia Queensland * Wonga, Queensland, a town in Queensland * Wonga Beach, Queensland, a locality in Queensland Victoria * Wonga, a town in South Gippsland Shire, Victoria *Wonga Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria *Arthurs Seat, Victoria, a mountainous and small locality, indigenous name Wonga Other uses * Wonga, a British slang term for money * Simon Wonga (1824–1874), aboriginal elder * 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt or Wonga coup * Wonga, a contest on the UK television show ''The Big Breakfast'' * Wonga.com Wonga.com, also known as Wonga, was a British payday loan firm that was founded in 2006. The company focused on offering short-term, high-cost loans to customers via online applications, and began processing its first loans in 2007. The firm op ..., a UK high-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timico
Timico is an Information Technology Managed Services provider in the United Kingdom. Company overview Timico gained a top 10 place in The Sunday Times Tech Track Fastest Growing Companies list, and in 2009 were ranked 7th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50. Timico was founded by Tim Radford who previously ran Project Telecom, a mobile service provider which was sold to Vodafone in 2003 for £162m. The company moved into purpose built offices in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, in January 2007, from the Chairman's family barns, which previously housed the company. Timico announced its intention to float the company on the Alternative Investment Market in May 2014, but later abandoned these plans citing poor market sentiment. Timico was confirmed as the new sponsor of the Cheltenham Gold Cup in December 2015. Timico appointed Ben Marnham as the new chief executive officer on 1 September 2016 prior to an MBO by Horizon Capital. As part of the MBO new leadership was brought in to he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovefilm
LoveFilm was a United Kingdom–based provider of DVD-by-mail and streaming video on demand in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany. Acquired by Amazon.com in 2011, the service had reached 2 million subscribers. It claimed over 70,000 titles, and over 4 million DVD, Blu-ray or game rentals per month in five countries. Through a series of acquisitions, Lovefilm quickly became the leading online DVD rental and streaming outlet in the UK and Europe. The company offered a download service alongside postal delivery but this ceased on 23 February 2009. The company also started a "watch online" service which offered over 4,700 films available to watch as part of a subscription. This online viewing was available for free to subscribers who had opted for one of their unlimited monthly rental plans or the unlimited streaming-only account. On 26 February 2014, Amazon announced that Lovefilm's streaming service would be folded into its Instant Video service, and in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skrill
Skrill (formerly Moneybookers) is a digital wallet provider established in 2001 which offers a multiple online payment and money transfer services. Skrill operates in 131 countries with the digital wallet offered in 40 currencies. Customers can transfer money to their Skrill wallet using multiple payment options which include by card, bank transfer, and others. The funds can then be used to pay merchant and users that accepts payments via Skrill or turned into cryptocurrency. Skrill also has cross-border payments accessible to customers via its remittance service. The service enables customers to send money to a bank account overseas using their bank card. In 2015, Skrill was acquired by the Paysafe Group along with former competitor Neteller and prepaid payment provider paysafecard. Skrill is operated by Paysafe Payment Solutions Limited, a company incorporated in Ireland and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, for its European regulated activities. Skrill's activit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimecast
Mimecast Limited is an American–British, Jersey-domiciled company specializing in cloud-based email management for Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office 365, including security, archiving, and continuity services to protect business mail. History Mimecast was founded in 2003 by Peter Bauer and Neil Murray. It has offices in London, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Amsterdam, Munich and Israel. On October 16, 2015, Mimecast announced that it filed its registration statement for a proposed initial public offering (IPO). Mimecast began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "MIME" on November 19, 2015. The offering closed on November 24, 2015. On July 10, 2018, Mimecast acquired cybersecurity training start up Ataata. On July 31, 2018, Mimecast acquired Solebit. On November 14, 2019, Mimecast acquired DMARC Analyzer. On January 6, 2020, Mimecast acquired Segasec. On May 19, 2022, Mimecast was acqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hut Group
THG plc, formerly The Hut Group, is a British e-commerce retail company headquartered at Manchester Airport, England. It sells own-brand and third-party cosmetics, dietary supplements, luxury goods, and licensed and personalised products online. It provides an end-to-end e-commerce service to third parties through its Ingenuity division. As of 2022, the company operates 18 fulfilment centres which ship to 195 territories worldwide. History The company was founded in Manchester in 2004 with a £500,000 investment by Matt Moulding and John Gallemore. The company sold CDs and DVDs online before creating white-label web stores for large physical retailers, including Asda, Argos Entertainment, Tesco and WHSmith. It operated a warehouse in Guernsey, allowing customers to avoid paying VAT on items priced below £18. The creation of the iPhone in 2007 undermined this business model and The Hut Group began acquiring internet retailers and moving them into the group's existing syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telemetry (company)
Telemetry was an independent online advertising security and optimization firm, with offices in London and New York City. In January 2017, Telemetry shut down amid declining revenues.Ronan Shields"$486 Million anti-ad fraud firm Telemetry has shut down,"'' The Drum'', January 11, 2017. History Telemetry was founded in 2009 by Anthony Rushton, Russell Irwin and Beau Chesluk.Roland Gribben“Video advertising firm looks for lift-off,”''The Daily Telegraph'', August 9, 2011. The three began collaborating in 2001, when they created branded online video games under the name JailDog.Amy Duff“Partnerships: Anthony Rushton, Beau Chesluk and Russell Irwin,” ''Director'', October 2011. They launched the online TV station WeDigTV in 2007, winning a 2008 International Interactive Emmy Award for Best International Interactive TV Network. In order to get Telemetry off the ground, Rushton, Irwin and Chesluk each invested £10,000 of their own money. Within two years of its launch, the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Reward may refer to: Places * Reward (Shelltown, Maryland), a historic home in Shelltown Maryland * Reward, California (other) * Reward-Tilden's Farm, a historic home in Chestertown Maryland Arts, entertainment, and media * "Reward" (song), a 1981 song by The Teardrop Explodes * ''The Reward'' (opera), an 1815 opera by Karol Kurpiński * ''The Reward'', a 1965 American Western film Business and economics *Bounty (reward), a reward, often money, which is offered as an incentive *Cashback reward program, an incentive program *Reward website, a website that offers rewards for performing tasks Science * Brain stimulation reward, an operant response following electrical stimulation of the brain * Incentive salience, the form of motivational salience which is associated with rewards * Reward dependence, a personality trait in psychology * Reward system, the brain structures and neural pathways that are involved in reward cognition See also * Award * Incentive * Incent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omnifone
Omnifone was a UK-based company that was an independent provider of cloud-based unlimited music services to consumer electronics vendors, mobile carriers, Internet service providers and consumer brands including RIM, Sony, HP, and rara.com.BBC News, 13 December 2011 Omnifone enabled legitimate -based unlimited music consumption and a viable alternative to piracy across multiple in-home, in-car, mobile and PC platforms, having launched its -power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyscanner
Skyscanner is a metasearch engine and travel agency based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The site is available in over 30 languages and is used by 100 million people per month. The company lets people research and book travel options for their trips, including flights, hotels and car hire. History The company was formed in 2003 by three information technology professionals, Gareth Williams, Barry Smith, and Bonamy Grimes, after Gareth was frustrated by the difficulties of finding cheap flights to ski resorts. Skyscanner was first developed and released in 2002. In 2003, the first employee was hired to assist with site development. The Edinburgh office was opened in 2004. In 2008, Skyscanner received first round funding of £2.5 million from venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP). In 2009, the year after SEP invested in the business, Skyscanner reported its first profit. In 2011, Skyscanner acquired Zoombu. Skyscanner opened an office in Singapore in September 2011, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
